Have you seen this kid Yoyoka play drums? Wow.
My friend Dorothy turned me on to this young Japanese girl named Yoyoka who just KILLS it as a drummer. She started playing at two(!!!) and is self-taught. In this video, she’s ten
Read MoreMy friend Dorothy turned me on to this young Japanese girl named Yoyoka who just KILLS it as a drummer. She started playing at two(!!!) and is self-taught. In this video, she’s ten
Read MoreBack when I was playing drums in a band and you wanted a double-kick sound, you needed two bass drums. Then came the double pedals which allowed for double-kick rhythms with just one
Read MoreNothing has been more traumatic in the story of Blink 182 than the plane crash that almost killed drummer Travis Barker. It was September 19, 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina, when a private
Read MoreA QWERTY drumkit? How would that sound? Thank you for asking. Tom Hanks, an uber typewriter aficionado, would approve.
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Read MoreHarry Belafonte passed away this week at the age of 96. Anyone else remember the drum-off he did with Animal on The Muppet Show? (Via Rick J)
Read MoreI’m unclear what I’m seeing with this video involving guitars, bass, drums, and–well, you’ll see. I can’t stop staring. (Via Rick J)
Read MoreThe Foo Fighters HQ is hidden in plain sight on the periphery of a residential area of Van Nuys, California. It’s a big anonymous building with no signage. You really have to look
Read MoreRingo Starr is probably responsible for more people taking up the drums than any other drummer in history. Yet for some reason, it’s been fashionable to dis his talent, abilities, and style. That’s
Read MoreThe Foo Fighters are going back on the road this year with the first gig (we think) scheduled for May 24 in Gilford, New Hampshire, making it the first full show without Tayor
Read MoreWhen The Cult were in the studio recording their Love album back in the middle 80s, they had a drummer problem. Nigel Preston was getting drunk quite a bit and kept messing up
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